The Grandmaster of Illusions in the Naruto World
Chapter 696

Sage Art!

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As the world's foremost ninja village, Konoha's mobilization capabilities were unparalleled. From the moment they received the intelligence, the village's ninja, under the Hokage's command, began arranging for civilians to pack their belongings and enter the shelters. Students from the Ninja Academy, led by their teachers and carrying rations, also entered the shelters in an orderly fashion through another entrance.

After receiving the Kurama Clan's promise, Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura returned to the Hokage Office to report to Tsunade. Upon hearing the news, the Fifth Hokage, who had been overwhelmed with work, could not help but let out a sigh of relief. "It seems the Great Clans have more of a conscience than certain people!"

"Huh?" Sakura and Naruto froze, unable to understand Tsunade's words. Shikamaru had his suspicions, but this concerned the village's upper ranks. It was not something a mere chunin like him could involve himself in, so he wisely kept his mouth shut.

"Let's deal with the immediate problem first!" Tsunade came back to her senses, her expression grave. "As for the intelligence on Pain, what we can confirm so far is that there are six of them. Each Pain has different abilities. The abilities we know of include summoning, resurrection, and absorption. The other three are still unknown."

"Fighting with incomplete intelligence puts us at a serious disadvantage," Kakashi sighed.

"Didn't the Toad Sage bring back a corpse? Can't we analyze it for information?" Naruto asked, looking at Kakashi.

"An autopsy takes time. Shizune is handling it, and even for her, it will take at least a week," Tsunade explained.

"A week? Pain will have attacked us long before then!" Naruto said excitedly as he turned to leave. He was going to urge Shizune to work faster.

"Naruto, don't disturb Shizune's work," Sakura hurriedly said, grabbing

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